Pacific gizzard shad (Dorosoma smithi)

Scientific name: Dorosoma smithi Hubbs & Miller, 1941

Pacific gizzard shad (Dorosoma smithi)

The Pacific gizzard shad (Dorosoma smithi) is a freshwater fish of the family Clupeidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 22 - 29. Body moderately deep; belly with 15 to 18 + 9 to 12 scutes. Mouth small. Last dorsal fin ray long, but less the distance from snout tip to pelvic fin base; anal fin relatively short. Scales somewhat small, somewhat irregular. A dark spot behind gill opening. Distinguished from Opisthonema species by its anal fin which is longer than head and well behind dorsal fin base.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Dorosoma smithi
Family
Clupeidae (Herrings, shads and sardines)
Order
Clupeiformes (Herrings)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
14.0
Environment
Freshwater; pelagic
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
North America: Pacific drainage of northwestern Mexico (R?o Piaxtla, R?o del Fuerte, R?o Sinaloa system, R?o de Mocorito, R?o Muerto, R?o Yaqui system, i.e. between Sinaloa and Sonora).
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: subsistence fisheries
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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